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Born May 8, 1906 • Rome • Italy
Died June 3, 1977 (aged 71) • Rome • Italy
Notable Works “Open City” • “Paisan”
Notable Family Members spouse Ingrid Bergman
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Paolo Taviani
Italian filmmaker
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Vittorio Taviani
Italian filmmaker
Federico Fellini
Federico Fellini
Italian filmmaker
Vittorio De Sica in a suit and tie with a red carnation on his lapel, smiling in a publicity still from the film The Millionairess.
Vittorio De Sica
Italian director
David Hemmings as photographer Thomas kneels behind a tree, secretly photographing Vanessa Redgrave and Ronan O'Casey embracing in a London park in the film Blow-Up.
Michelangelo Antonioni
Italian director
Scene from Life Is Beautiful
Roberto Benigni
Italian actor and director
Luca Guadagnino in a formal black jacket and white shirt poses for a portrait at the Marrakech International Film Festival.
Luca Guadagnino
Italian director
Volonté, Gian Maria; Bolkan, Florinda; Investigation of a Citizen Above Suspicion
Elio Petri
Italian filmmaker
Bernardo Bertolucci in 2013, wearing a navy shirt and gray jacket, posing in front of a maroon backdrop.
Bernardo Bertolucci
Italian director
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Giovanni Pastrone
Italian director and producer
Ermanno Olmi
Ermanno Olmi
Italian director
Luchino Visconti gestures with his right hand raised to his temple while rehearsing the opera Macbeth, with dramatic lighting highlighting his face.
Luchino Visconti
Italian director
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Marcello Pagliero
Italian filmmaker
Portrait of movie director Sergio Leone with large glasses, a full gray beard, and slicked-back hair, looking slightly to the side.
Sergio Leone
Italian director
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Vito Pandolfi
Italian critic, theatrical scholar, and director
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Cesare Zavattini
Italian screenwriter, author, and painter
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Francesco Pasinetti
Italian filmmaker
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Roberto Omegna
Italian filmmaker
Lina Wertmuller smiles while wearing white glasses and a red scarf, standing in front of a colorful wall with posters at the Jerusalem Cinematheque.
Lina Wertmüller
Italian film director
Pasolini, 1964
Pier Paolo Pasolini
Italian author and director